Word Finder - square

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A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

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• tetragon

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Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

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An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

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• carpenter's square
• framing square
• steel square

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An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

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• piazza
• plaza

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The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

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64 is the square of 8.

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A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.

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(1950s slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.

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Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!

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The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

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Enter your account number followed by a square.

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• hash
• pound sign
• sharp

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The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.

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An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.

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A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

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(roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.

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(academia) A mortarboard

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A square meal.

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Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.

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Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

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The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

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The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

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The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.

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Cigarette.

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A vat used for fermentation.

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To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:

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The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.

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To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.

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John can square this question up for us.

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To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.

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I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.

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Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

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To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

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square the circle

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To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

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To take opposing sides; to quarrel.

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To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.

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To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

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To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.

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To form with four sides and four right angles.

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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.

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to square mason's work

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To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

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To hold a quartile position respecting.

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Shaped like a square (the polygon).

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Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.

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a square corner

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• normal
• orthogonal
• perpendicular

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Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.

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9 is a square number.

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Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

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square metre

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Honest; straightforward.

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square dealing

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• above board
• on the level
• on the square
• on the up and up
• straight

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Fair.

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I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.

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Even; tied

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The sides were square at the end of the half.

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Socially conventional; boring.

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• bourgeois

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In line with the batsman's popping crease.

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Correctly aligned with respect to something else.

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Hearty; vigorous.

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It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.

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Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.

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a man of a square frame